United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 838 (116th)
Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
Introduced
29 January 2019
Last action
25 March 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3], Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25], Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19], Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether such individuals pose a threat, and (3) the subsequent management of such a threat. DHS shall (1) develop and implement the national strategy and provide information and training services related to it, and (2) award grants to establish community based units for implementing the national strategy.
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Timeline
29 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
29 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/838
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/838
- us · 116-hr-838 · source updated 5 December 2025